Pan and Yi are always found together as a set in archaeological sites of the Eastern Zhou period.  They are ritual vessels used in the pre-Qin period and fall into the category of “water vessels".

The handle of the Yi is cast in the shape of a dragon with its mouth holding the rims of the Yi. The four legs are each cast in the shape of a mythical animal.  The top part of the rims is decorated with a band of the Gui curled patterns and the body below the curled patterns are 5 bands of ridges.

The decorations of the Pan echo the  the decorations of the Yi with the handles in the shape of a dragon and the legs in the image of a mythical animal. Similar to the Yi, the body of the Pan is decorated with a band of the Gui curled patterns but without the ridges.

This set of Pan and Yi is of very high quality with thick and heavy casting.